Toronto-based artist Aidan Belo, known by his stage name His His, recently unveiled “My Friend Wants to be a Freemason,” the third single from his upcoming EP Good Gold Cassette, set to release on November 15, 2024, via Victory Pool Records.
This moody lo-fi folk-pop tune continues His His’ exploration of introspective and atmospheric soundscapes. Its understated arrangement and melancholic tones feel like the quiet musings of late-night reflections, with Belo’s soft vocals drifting effortlessly over gentle acoustic strums and ambient textures. There’s an intimacy to the song that draws listeners in, making it feel like a personal conversation or a moment of deep contemplation.
About the track by Aidan:
“My Friend Wants To Be A Freemason” is oddly enough, “a song about one of my childhood friends who had the idea of joining the freemasonry,” says Belo.
“Prior to his fascination of becoming a freemason, I had very little knowledge of what it meant and what it is that they do.
The idea of joining this secret society consumed my friend, and for a couple of months it was all that he’d talk about. The obsession eventually fizzled out and I never heard about it again.
A few months later, I found out that one of the regulars who eats at my dad’s restaurant, where I work, is the officer for the Masonic lodge that is in town.
I never introduced my friend to him, but I wrote a song about it.”
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His His – My Friend Wants to be a Freemason [Listen]
